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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
838 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

California waters-
Inner waters from  60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore.

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

PZZ899-180400-
838 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure centered W of the
northern waters will gradually shift S and weaken today and
tonight. A cold front will approach the NW portions late today,
move S into the northern waters tonight, and then will dissipate
across the central waters late Wed. A low pressure trough will
develop along the coast late Wed into Wed night, and persist
through Sat night while high pressure builds E toward the
northern and central waters.

$$

PZZ820-180400-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
838 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. Slight chance of tstms.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Slight chance of tstms early. Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ920-180400-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
838 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. Slight chance of
tstms.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
and slight chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-180400-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Slight chance of tstms early. Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ925-180400-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Slight
chance of tstms early. Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ830-180400-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
838 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-180400-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
838 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-180400-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-180400-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-180400-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-180400-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-180400-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
838 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.